Improvement in riding-saddles



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORTIMER NELSON, C F NEV YORK, N. Y.V

IMPROVEMENT IN RIDING-SADDLES.

Specification forming part of ALetters Patent No. 27,824, dated April10, 1860.

To a/ZZ whoml it may concern,.- t

Be it known that I, MORTIMER NELSON, ot the city and State of New York,have invented, made, and applied to use a certain new and usefulImprovement in Riding-Saddles and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the construction andoperation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making part of this specification, wherein- Figure l is a plan of thesaddle-tree. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of the metallic seat. Fig. 3 isa vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a cross-section, and Fig. 5is a section of one of my springs in larger size.

Similar marks of reference denote the same parts.

The nature ot' my said invention consists in an arrangement ofspring-seat to the saddle, and is an improvement upon the patent grantedJuly 22, 1856, to John C. F. Saloman and George E. Cooper.

In the drawings, ct represents the saddletree with the loops b ZJ forthe stirrup-straps.

c is the metalic seat that is hooked onto the tree a by the lip l` andkept in place from sliding forward by the flange 2. This device makes astrong and durable connection between the saddle-tree and metallic seat,at the same time allows for the seat being easily unhooked and removed.

In the aforesaid patent ot' Saloman and Cooper a helicalspring isintroduced between the sliding chair and seat, immediately over thehorses backbone. This necessarily raises the seat considerably from theanimal. To obviate this inconvenience and at the same time make the seatmuch firmer and stronger,

I introduce two rubber springs ff, or their equivalents, one on eachside of the saddletree, and cause the same to sustain the weight 0f therider, by which arrangement the metallic seat can be brought quite closedown under pressure to the animals back, and the parts are not liable tobreakage. In order to attach these rubber or equivalent springs in placeand adjust them longitudinally of the saddle according to the weight andconvenience of the rider. I make use of slides 3 3 on the under side ofthe seat c, taking the rnetallic caps 5 to the springs f f, and 4 4 areslides on the saddle-tree a, receiving the crosspiece c, on the ends ofwhich the aforesaid springs ffrest.

d is a screw operated from the back part of the saddle, by which thesprings f f are moved nearer to or farther from the pommel or cantle ofthe saddle, as may be desired by the rider. These springs ff, being oneach side of the saddle-seat, make the same much more steady and safe inuse, at the same time providing all the motion necessary for conveniencein riding.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent as an improvementupon the aforesaid patent of Saloman and Cooper, is-

The arrangement of the two springs f, of rubber or equivalent material,the cross-piece e, and screw d, in the manner and for the purposesspecified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set -my signature this 25th day ofFebruary, 1860.

M. NELSON.

Vitnesses: LEMUEL W. SERRELL, CHAs. H. SMITH.

